Revision as of 05:37, 14 October 2013

This document provides information for all releases of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 including the following:

Release 8.5.5 (also referred to as 8.5 MR3)

Release 8.5.4 (also referred to as 8.5 MR2)

Release 8.5.3 (also referred to as 8.5 MR1)

Release 8.5.2

Release 8.5.1

Note: Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 is not backwards compatible. All major components, such as the Application Server/Express Media Server, Hardware Media Server, Web Server, and Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, must be at Release 8.5.

MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.

CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. Open a case with Cisco TAC against the Cisco Unified Communications Manager to obtain the latest Engineering Special (ES) or Service Update (SU) version of CUCM 8.0(3).

Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.

CUCM 9.1 support is limited to SIP trunk integration only, customers using LDAP integration via CUCM must use 9.1.1.20000-5 build

Nov. 12, 2007 - 2012

Cisco Unified Operations Manager

8.6

August 2011

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)

WBS27 SP27 or later

Note: If your site is on a version earlier than SP25, contact your Cisco WebEx Customer Support Engineer (CSE) to request an upgrade to the minimum version required for use with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.

CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. Open a case with Cisco TAC against the Cisco Unified Communications Manager to obtain the latest Engineering Special (ES) or Service Update (SU) version of CUCM 8.0(3).

Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.

Note: If your site is on a version earlier than SP25, contact your Cisco WebEx Customer Support Engineer (CSE) to request an upgrade to the minimum version required for use with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.

CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. Open a case with Cisco TAC against the Cisco Unified Communications Manager to obtain the latest Engineering Special (ES) or Service Update (SU) version of CUCM 8.0(3).

Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.

Note: If your site is on a version earlier than SP25, contact your Cisco WebEx Customer Support Engineer (CSE) to request an upgrade to the minimum version required for use with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.2

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.2.

Application Server Version

Component Name

Component Version

Component Release Date

8.5.2.8

Released August 24, 2011

Note: The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.

Audio Blade

6.5.0.6.0

May 31, 2011

Video Blade

5.3.3.0.54A

Mar. 26, 2010

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS

8.5.2.8

Note: If you currently have Cisco WebEx Node for MCS release 8.5.1.6 installed, you will need to install Cisco WebEx Node for MCS release 8.5.2.8 to ensure compatibility with the 8.5.2 release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace. See the Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Guide for details.

August 24, 2011

Web Server software

8.5.2.8

August 24, 2011

Web Server Operating System

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depending on your Cisco platform:

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)

4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)

1.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso)

Notes:

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco hardware. For more information, see Operating System.

Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

May 31, 2011

Notes:

MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.

MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso was released July 12, 2011.

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)

CUCM 6.1(5), 7.0(2), 7.1(5), 8.0(1), 8.0(2), 8.0(3), 8.5(1), 8.6(1)

CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

Notes:

MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.

CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. Open a case with Cisco TAC against the Cisco Unified Communications Manager to obtain the latest Engineering Special (ES) or Service Update (SU) version of CUCM 8.0(3).

Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.

Note: If your site is on a version earlier than SP25, contact your Cisco WebEx Customer Support Engineer (CSE) to request an upgrade to the minimum version required for use with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.1

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.1.

Application Server Version

Component Name

Component Version

Component Release Date

8.5.1.6

Released May 31, 2011

Note: The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.

Audio Blade

6.5.0.6.0

May 31, 2011

Video Blade

5.3.3.0.54A

Mar. 26, 2010

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS

8.5.1.6

May 31, 2011

Web Server software

8.5.1.6

May 31, 2011

Web Server Operating System

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS:

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)

4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)

Notes:

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco MCS hardware. For more information, see Operating System.

Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

May 31, 2011

Note: MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)

CUCM 6.1(5), 7.0(2), 7.1(5), 8.0(1), 8.0(2), 8.0(3), 8.5(1)

CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

Notes:

CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. Open a case with Cisco TAC against the Cisco Unified Communications Manager to obtain the latest Engineering Special (ES) or Service Update (SU) version of CUCM 8.0(3).

Note: If your site is on a version earlier than SP25, contact your Cisco WebEx Customer Support Engineer (CSE) to request an upgrade to the minimum version required for use with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

June 4, 2011

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook

8.5.1.6

May 31, 2011

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes

8.5.1.6

May 31, 2011

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version

Supported with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.1

Supported with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2

SIP Trunk Calls/Second

Number of Audio/Video Server Nodes Supported

Notes

6.1(5)

Y

Y

<17

1 node deployment only

Not supported in WebEx-scheduling deployments

7.0(2)

Y

Y

17.77

4 node deployment (requires WebEx front-end)

Lower scaleability with multinode, max of 8cps + 75% refers with 4 nodes, brings down ports per node to 800

7.1(5)

Y

Y

18.52

4 node deployment (requires WebEx front-end)

Lower scaleability with multinode, max of 8cps + 75% refers with 4 nodes, brings down ports per node to 800

CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. You must open a case with Cisco TAC against Cisco Unified Communications Manager to obtain the latest Engineering Special (ES) or Service Update (SU) version of CUCM 8.0(3).

8.5(1)

Y

Y

36

16 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)

Supports 1200 ports per node

Total number of nodes includes 12 Conferencing nodes, two additional Conferencing nodes for resiliency, and two Meeting Directors

Not supported for ad-hoc meetings

8.5(1)

N

Y

36

16 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)

Supports 1200 ports per node

Total number of nodes includes 12 Conferencing nodes, two additional Conferencing nodes for resiliency, and two Meeting Directors

8.5(2)

N

Supported in MR1&MR3 (MP8.5.3/MP8.5.4)

36

16 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)

Supports 1200 ports per node

Total number of nodes includes 12 Conferencing nodes, two additional Conferencing nodes for resiliency, and two Meeting Directors

Audio Endpoint Compatibility

The following Cisco Unified IP Phones are supported in Release 8.5:

7940 G and G-GE series (SCCP only)

Minimum firmware version 6.0(4.3), also called App Load ID P00306000403

7941, 7942, and 7945

7960 G and G-GE series (SCCP only)

Minimum firmware version 6.0(4.3), also called App Load ID P00306000403

7961, 7962 and 7965

7970 G series

7971, 7975

8961

9951 and 9971

Cisco IP Communicator Release 1.1(5) or later

Note: For information about upgrading the firmware, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager documentation.

For H.323 testing, the terminal was registered to a H.323 Gatekeeper, which was connected to Cisco Unified Communications Manager through an H.323 trunk. For SIP and SCCP, the terminal was registered directly to Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Notes:

WebEx-scheduling deployments do not support Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(1) and 8.0(2).

Endpoints with the following test results are likely to drop calls when transferring to a breakout session, initiating a #31 dial-out call, or exiting the meeting with #9:

Dial in-fail

Dial out-fail

Direct to meeting-OK or "-"

These video endpoints typically do not correctly support the required media transfer mechanism.

Transferring a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace call from a Cisco-brand phone to a third-party SIP video terminal is likely to result in an audio-only connection. This is due to differences in the way Cisco and third-party terminals negotiate transport of telephony events. The differences cause Cisco Unified Communications Manager to insert a media termination point (MTP) in the call. Unless a hardware MTP resource is available, this insertion will block the video stream.

Compatibility Test Results with the Hardware Media Server

Following are the test results for video endpoint compatibility when using Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 with a Hardware Media Server (HMS).

Tested dialing out from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace by using a web browser command or by using the TUI command #31.

Direct to Meeting

Tested dialing out from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace using the scheduled "direct to meeting" mode. The process was to configure a video terminal profile for outdial to terminal, tell the video terminal to skip the meeting entry prompts on outdial, and then invite the terminal to the meeting.

4CIF

Tested whether the terminal worked when tested with 4CIF using H.263.

Result

OK

The terminal was able to enter a meeting using video.

No video

The terminal was able to enter a meeting, but without video or with one-way video.

Fail

The terminal was not able to enter a meeting. The failure may have been at initial connection or at meeting entry.

"-"

The terminal was not tested in this mode.

Video Format Support

Table: Supported Video Formats lists the supported video formats for various combinations of the global video mode and the codec used by the video terminal.

Note: If Cisco Unified Communications Manager causes the connection rate to be lower than the maximum for your global video mode setting (384 kbps for standard rate, 2 Mbps for high rate), then the resolution or frames per second sent by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace may be reduced.